Pella High finished 12th as a team, and had three wrestlers grab a top five spot in their weight class in Saturday’s Centerville Big Red tournament. The Little Dutch were led by Jake Speltz, who nabbed third place with a fall over Brandon Ryerson of Winterset after he had lost in the semifinals at 160. Ethan Speltz at 120 also lost in the semifinals and turned around to win fourth. Chase Petty came in fifth at 132. Full results for the Little Dutch can be found below.
120 – Ethan Speltz (12-16) placed 4th and scored 16.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Ethan Speltz (Pella) 12-16 won by fall over JUSTICE JAROSH (Iowa City City High) 5-6 (Fall 1:05)
Quarterfinal – Ethan Speltz (Pella) 12-16 won by decision over Armando Quiroz (Columbus) 16-12 (Dec 7-3)
Semifinal – Shane Knox (Lee`s Summit West) 21-5 won by decision over Ethan Speltz (Pella) 12-16 (Dec 10-5)
Cons. Round 3 – Ethan Speltz (Pella) 12-16 won by fall over Trace Harken (Bondurant-Farrar) 15-15 (Fall 2:00)
3rd Place Match – Trevor Marlin (Creston) 19-15 won by decision over Ethan Speltz (Pella) 12-16 (Dec 5-0)
126 – Sabastian Sikora (6-11) place is unknown and scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Noah Coatney (Centerville) 16-12 won by fall over Sabastian Sikora (Pella) 6-11 (Fall 1:20)
Cons. Round 1 – Sabastian Sikora (Pella) 6-11 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Sabastian Sikora (Pella) 6-11 won by fall over Zach Barnes (Fairfield) 6-11 (Fall 2:54)
Cons. Round 3 – Brandon Behle (Bondurant-Farrar) 14-13 won by major decision over Sabastian Sikora (Pella) 6-11 (MD 14-4)
132 – Chase Petty (22-4) placed 5th and scored 13.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Chase Petty (Pella) 22-4 won by tech. fall over JD Gordon (Winterset) 5-14 (TF-1 0:00 (15-0))
Quarterfinal – Nathan Cary (Ottumwa) 25-8 won by major decision over Chase Petty (Pella) 22-4 (MD 13-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Chase Petty (Pella) 22-4 won by fall over Sawyer Atwell (Chariton) 15-16 (Fall 3:09)
152 – Austin Bragg (7-9) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Camron Leith (Creston) 20-14 won by decision over Austin Bragg (Pella) 7-9 (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Austin Bragg (Pella) 7-9 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Joey Mitchell (Ottumwa) 18-16 won by decision over Austin Bragg (Pella) 7-9 (Dec 6-2)
160 – Jake Speltz (23-2) placed 3rd and scored 20.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jake Speltz (Pella) 23-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Jake Speltz (Pella) 23-2 won by fall over Nick Bloomquist (Columbus) 9-9 (Fall 3:17)
Semifinal – DJ Brasfield-Thogerson (Lee`s Summit West) 29-3 won by decision over Jake Speltz (Pella) 23-2 (Dec 7-0)
Cons. Round 3 – Jake Speltz (Pella) 23-2 won by fall over Ryan Merenda (Kirksville) 13-7 (Fall 3:46)
3rd Place Match – Jake Speltz (Pella) 23-2 won by fall over Brandon Ryerson (Winterset) 10-10 (Fall 1:53)
170 – Ashton Messer (14-14) placed 6th and scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Ashton Messer (Pella) 14-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Tucker Ksiazek (Bondurant-Farrar) 23-6 won by decision over Ashton Messer (Pella) 14-14 (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 2 – Ashton Messer (Pella) 14-14 won by fall over Zach Moore (Lee`s Summit West) 13-19 (Fall 3:32)
Cons. Round 3 – Tayler Pettit (Creston) 29-5 won by fall over Ashton Messer (Pella) 14-14 (Fall 0:36)
5th Place Match – Caleb Grose (Winterset) 13-11 won by decision over Ashton Messer (Pella) 14-14 (Dec 11-8)
285 – Keegn Poole (6-4) placed 7th and scored 5.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Keegn Poole (Pella) 6-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Kyle Davis (Columbus) 23-1 won by decision over Keegn Poole (Pella) 6-4 (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 2 – CJ Baker (Winterset) 16-12 won in tie breaker – 1 over Keegn Poole (Pella) 6-4 (TB-1 3-2)
Cons. Round 3 – Keegn Poole (Pella) 6-4 received a bye () (Bye)
7th Place Match – Keegn Poole (Pella) 6-4 won by fall over Caden Manning (Newton) 5-13 (Fall 0:31)